HONOLULU (AP) — In a first-of-its kind move, Hawaii lawmakers are ready to hike a tax imposed on travelers staying in hotels, ...

Republicans have raced to approve the president’s picks to serve as top diplomats around the globe, in some cases with solid ...

Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, a hard-core liberal, is seen by insiders as a leading contender to succeed the retiring Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois as the Senate ... can read the first chapter of this ...

The disparities between the House and Senate versions ... remains essential to improving health outcomes for Hawaii residents. “First, nothing in the legislative budget request is to address ...

It has been almost 50 years since the U.S. government established that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific ...

The companion act, Senate Bill 178 ... way on Maui for so many years,” Quinlan said. “Hawaii has given the world two great gifts. The first one is aloha and the second is surfing.” ...

The state's governor has long said the 10 million visitors who come to Hawaii each year should help the state's 1.4 million ...

He was among the first to push for a path to citizenship ... one of the most respected voices in the Senate for decades.” Senator Brian Schatz, Democrat of Hawaii and one of those interested ...

Durbin, 80, was first elected to the Senate in 1996 and has served as the ... Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), 52, is widely viewed to be interested in running for whip. Schumer is 74; Sen.

Hawaii's sports betting bill passed the Senate and awaits final House approval ... takes between six to nine months from bill passage to first bet in most other legal betting states.

Brian Miyamoto, executive director of the Hawaii Farm Bureau ... Chris Lee, chair of the Senate Committee on Transportation, Culture and Arts. This batch of bills was first taken up at 9:30 ...

Senators who may put their hat in the ring include Brian Schatz of Hawaii and Amy Klobuchar of ... who was only four years into his first Senate term when he was elected president in 2008.